Paul, as I said before, I will let you all guess what applied to what and then confirm you are right. It should give us something to do for a few days since we will be waiting THREE WEEKS for a new episode after 3.13.

15)I think we're gonna see a bromance developing between Morgan and Casey. I've envisioned a Swayze "Ghost" moment while they prune a bonsai tree together.16)Awesome gets amped up on energy drinks and tackles Sarah during a briefing. Go Bruins! 17)I need to keep my mind out of the gutter, and so do you!

So Sarah and Shaw have a sex in this episode rigth? The Crazy Shipper dont like this, but I dont know why like this just a simple shipper.

I mean i have a theory what will happen in this episode, but only this is the Sam-Shaw sex is hard for me :( .

Sorry my Bad englis I'm from Hungary :)

So. I see the promo, I think when Chuck go to Save Sarah He see Sarah and Shaw make out. If you see He's face you see he wonder like WTF?! And jus like Sarah in epside 11 , he think Sarah Chose Shaw. The question is Sarah realy doit or just looke like, like she tell Shaw sorry but I can't doit because I love Chuck. And Thats Why Shaw Attack later Chuck in the episode, But Sarah still belive Shaw until that moment. or Sarah sty with Shaw until that moment.

15. Roan Montgomery returns and takes up snowboarding.16. A drug lord from an unnamed South American country comes in with his men to take Beckman's building over...because Sarah's father pulled another Lichtenstein and sold it to them.17. Vincent rises from the grave yet again and returns, except this time he's permanently chained to Jill. He kind of enjoys it.

15) Maybe Morgan seeing as he is contemplating leaving the buymore16) Casey maybe? I dont know why yet?17) Sarah and Shaw, she is figuratively tied up in the situation, somewhat distracting her from the decision she needs to make regarding Chuck??

I’m going with Casey as his ‘old hobby’ was always his bonsai tree. Wonder what the new hobby is.

I do, however, like a PP guess of Sarah taking up video games :D

Teaser 16: Someone disrupts a General Beckman briefing.

I think Shaw. He did something really similar to that in this past episode, basically telling Beckman the way the Ring infilteration was going to go. Apparently dying was more acceptable than just getting intel and living. WTH is up with him anyhow??

Teaser 17: Someone gets tied up and isn’t entirely unhappy about it.

I was going to say Awesome, but I see he’s not in the episode. Hrm, maybe Big Mike gets tied up with something so he can’t attend to a more pressing managerial matter at the Buy More, and since we all know the kind of manager Big Mike is, well, suffice to say, he could care less about not taking care of his manager duty. Total stab in the dark.

The name Daniel Shaw is taken from the sleeper assasin in The Manchurian Candidate whose name was Raymond Shaw. The movie centers around Raymond Shaw who is taken prisoner during the Korean War, becomes a POW, and is then brainwashed by the Chinese. When he and his fellow soldiers come back Shaw is awarded the medal of honor and all of his soldiers say "Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life." I remember a certain Indian with a Bay City Rollers haircut uttering a similar line about Morgan in 3.05.

The writers told us everything that we needed to know about Shaw's descent into madness and attempted murder in his second episode and no one noticed it. I wonder if there are any other little clues that have been left this season.

Just a quick question, at the end of the episode, do you think that chuck knows that sarah chose him and not shaw? does he realised that shaw has lured sarah away on whatever reason? I know that he will go and try and save sarah but will he find out that she was going to meet him at the station. I think if you told me it would just be informing me if I understood the episode.

15 - Lots to pick from, but Casey and the bonsai tree sounds like a good one.

16 - Here's a COMPLETELY new one I'm surprised no one's suggested yet: The Director breaks into the briefing to draw Chuck into a trap by revealing Sarah's location; because he doesn't want Shaw, but is manipulating him as a means to seize The Intersect. Based on his hologram thingamabob he has access to some SERIOUSLY advanced technology. And I mean come ON, just how bad ass would that make him if he could intercept and break into what MUST be a heavily encrypted communications line.

17 - I don't have a very original idea for this one, so based on what's known about 3x14 I'm going to go with Chuck and Sarah in the euphemistic meaning of "tied down."

15) Casey gives Awesome his little bonsai tree to center himself and Calm Awesome down because Chuck still has not left. Awesome has since stripped the little tree of any signs of vegitation. Awesomes new Hobby.16) Chuck interupts General Beckman again. Chuck still has no respect for Military ethics.But this time it is because he found a meatball from his Subway Sandwich being hijacked by two fun loving roches Daniel and Shaw. "Splat"17) Jeff gets ties up. He and Lester after sucesfully stalking Kitty watches her get tied up and they try to recreate the event.

pooja,,, well posting a comment for the first time, I think morgan disturbs meeting with GB while she is trying to locate chuck nd sarah, nd he just asks her to leave the love birds to themself,making GB understand the value of true love,,, just a time pass guess..................... enjoy guys

I was wondering if we are ever going to know anything more about what General Beckman said to the Zippo Flicking Shaw in that earlier episode about 'they need to know, it's too dangerous'. I keep thinking that is going to be a big thing with where this is all going, but it seems the scene happened, never to be referenced again!

Christine, some things must remain unsaid until the audience has seen it. People think they know what is coming based on some spoilers but do they? Is there a massive surprise in store? Hmmmmm. You never know.

Magnus, few weeks ago you told me:"Bluth, I think you will get a very, very happy Sarah very, very soon."Will she start to be very happy in episode thirteen, or is it something that we'll see in the back six?

"Is there a massive surprise in store?"

Beckman is behind Eve's death. She had a thing for Shaw, so she arranged things for Eve's death :)

Anonymous, if that even is your name, there are more than 20 but I may hold some of them back for being too spoilery. I am asking some other SSFI types to submit their own teasers. So, we shall see if we get more or less than 20.

Of course Magnus, I read your advice and immediately went to youtube. I guess I'll just have to get messed up enough in order to forget what was spoiled until after it happens.

And really Canada? I don't care if he has a thick Canuckin accent, anythings gotta be better than hearing "ON AN ALL NEW CHUCK" every time. The guy reminds me of the Will Ferrel voice imodulation SNL skit

Heehee....actually Magnus, I'm a Floridian (by way of Ohio) who's goal in life is to become a transplanted Coloradan. Canada is too much like a bizzaro whitebread version of the US for my tastes...besides I can't stand the metric system. I'd never get by there... :oP

I won't even try to guess on these teasers, they're so vague and ambiguous, no way i'm gonna nail it, even seeing all the promos i had half of them wrong last week...

But Sam04's comment about "Shaw's descent into madness" made me realize what piece i always thought was missing. But after rewatching 3x05 i realized that it wasn't missing, i just forgot... So there's a few interesting questions raised and i look forward to hopefully having some of them answered in next week's episode. For instance:

- After Shaw himself, his wive was IN the Ring. Was she really a double agent? Why did the CIA want her dead then?

- On which side was he back then? What was the mistake that he said HE made that got his wife killed?

- It seems Shaw really studied thoroughly the files of them all. So could it really be he missed it that Sarah killed his wife? Maybe the name of the mark in her "red test" wasn't in her file, but it should at least rise his suspicions that it was the exact date of his wifes death and in the same city (From what we've seen in the Flashback in the end of 3x11 Paris - French road sign, Paris Metro map...)?

- So was it a mere coincidence that Chucks first solo-mission took place in Paris too(ok, tecnically it was on the airplane TO Paris), the same city where i suppose was Sarah's first solo mission?

- Why was the intel that they had on the Ring just on the discs and not uploaded to the mainframe like we learned in 3x09?

- Who is "Max", the person Eve Shaw is talking to in the video footage shown?

- Who called Shaw when he woke up in the hospital? Is it the Ring director, after all he said he'll stay in touch...

- Why was the mole killed in the final exam? Wouldn't it be wiser to take him in and learn what he know on the Ring? Or did Shaw (he's the one that gave the order) know what he was carrying and didn't want nobody to know about?

- Was the whole suicide mission just to get the evidence distroyed?

- Was his "Noooo" cry because he just found out what happend, or did he know all along and it was more the disapointment that somebody found out what he's up to?

- In other words was he playing team Bartowski and especially Sarah all season long? Was he after all just trying to get Chuck killed? Along the lines of "You took from me what i loved, so i'm gonna take from you what you love"

If it really is what i think it could be, then it's just pure genius from the writers. And a shame that they, because of the budget-cut and the short original order, had to rush it that much...

But no matter what, i already know that i'm gonna enjoy the next episode a LOT, and cant wait until i finally see it!!!

18. Deception will lead to a death: The Director of the ring is a misterious calculating individual obsessed with power. For five years she has been choosing spys who can really fill out a pair of slacks. She sent a young spy who happened to look like her out to a prearranged meeting that she set up to get killed so that she could have ultimate power and get rid of Mr. Stiffy. Yes Eve Shaw is the director of the Ring the man you saw was her PLI. When she finds out that Daniel has a PLI she becomes jealous and wants to add another stiffy to her collection. She saw Sarah in the princess Leah outfit and felt she would make a good slave. Daniel is such a lousy spy that he thinks that the ring leader had surgery to make himself look like Eve because he was jealous that eve did not pick him so Daniel kills the director of the ring who he thought looked like his wife but wasn's but acutally is. They take Shaw out of the compound shacking and mumbling Salamander.

Be careful people, I'm a freaking Canadian! But what will play in my favor is that I'm a freaking FRENCH Canadian, But yeah! I concurred with you Guys, the Canadian promos are not as prude as your American promo....

Be the way Bree, where the heck did you found your hilarious idea for the teaser 18?

For me, I'm thinking that what will happen for teaser 18 is after all the convincing that Chuck made on behalf of Sarah, knowing that it's wasn't her fault that she killed his wife, Shaw still want Sarah dead, So Chuck, deceived by Shaw attitude and realized that he have no choice to kill him to protect Sarah!

And for all of you who's calling us Canadian douchies and I mean our freakish leader himself, I'm forgiving you. Tomorrow is Good Friday after all! And we did won the Gold at the Olympic Hockey Game ;)

18) "Something is off..." CIA has been completely compromised by the Ring. We've not seen a replacement for CIA director Graham. Sarah's "red test" alone is proof that not everything is as it seems in the CIA. This is the dangerous information that Shaw and Beckman are discussing at the end of 3x02, and that they decided to withold for Chuck and Sarah.

I can not believe that Beckman is a player for the Ring. Which leaves the entire CIA. In the end the deception causes Shaw to be killed.

Diane, I have no clue what kind of fans you think the majority of those who enjoy this show are but they are NOT those who dig into every spoiler and try to figure out the show before seeing every promo. So, far more people don't know those things you seem to think only idiots wouldn't know.

I hope this isn't too derogatory for the blog but I just watched Yvonne on Attack of the Show and I have to say the male host is a buffoon. He even closed by saying Chuck is on ABC. Yvonne is a true pro to sit through 5 minutes. I hope Zac has a better experience on Leno.

Apart from the final scene in the Canadian promo I didn't think it really gave away much more than any reasonable person would have deduced was going to happen in this episode anyway, particularly if they'd seen the US version already...

When you see the episode, you will realize that they spoiled something big. See, you should be able to see a promo and not have a major shocker of a moment ruined for you. A promo should entice you to watch while maintaining ALL of the twists so that when a setup happens 30 minutes before the moment you saw in the promo, you don't already know it is a setup.

I really don't care if I know or not. It's just fun to see what people are guessing on here and have Magnus mess with us.

Oh, I did see the Canadian promo before I read on here that I shouldn't watch it. Damn, really wish I wouldn't have seen it now. They always have a different promo than NBC, but never as spoilery as this one. Don't watch it if you want everything to be a complete surprise. Which I did, now I'm bummed.

About that Attack of the Show interview. They showed two extended videoclips from future episodes(one is from the next one I think) - so a note of caution if you don't like spoilers and still want to see an interview with Yvonne.

Magnus, I remain unspoiled (or defiled, if I were Jeff). My lack-of-tv status keeps me a Chuck spoiler virgin. Geez, that sounds super lame. With all this revved up hype, I hope the ep registers a 3.0 on the demo. (not likely)

I don't have anymore outrageous speculations to make...but based on the amount of episodes left, I can tell that the writers have a substantial amount of angst and drama left for us. Am I off base on that prediction?

John, there will always be angst on this show... so it depends on what type of angst you are talking about. There is tons of drama in store but also lots of comedy. The final six episodes should be like a brand new season of awesomeness. If we can't get new or more viewers at that point, then we were never going to get them.

No, you answered my question, Magnus. Thanks. I knew that some good stuff would have to go down in the last few eps. I remember watching Season 2, and the last 5 episodes were fast-paced, action-packed, and full of twists and turns. I'd love to see that same kind of energy.

well guess the Bonnie Hunt clip spoiled the 'tied up' teaser. i think nbc is doing it to entice more fans even if die-hards figure everything out [or most everything] before the actual episode airs. putting out a ton of promo's and clips/teasers creates more excitment and ruins the episode only if you piece it all together. Thanks for the teasers!

Anyone find it odd that Sarah can send a tracking signal from her phone but can't a signal to call Chuck?

I think the awesomeness of the back 6 will depend on whether they've given up the ridiculous angst athon they've insisted on. Chris Fedak's interview with Mo Ryan defending the Shaw debacle made me think they are somewhat tone deaf this season. Don't know that will change in the back 6 all of a sudden.

Magnus: "there will always be angst on this show... so it depends on what type of angst you are talking about."

Jimbo: "I think the awesomeness of the back 6 will depend on whether they've given up the ridiculous angst athon they've insisted on."

Jimbo, if you say "angst" it doesn't mean you are talking about the Chuck/Sarah relationship. If you are talking about the relationship and you say "angst", it doesn't mean you are talking about "the same old type of angst". I know JS and CF insisted a lot on that kind of angst, but they also said that they know there is a limit. We don't know what happens in episode 13, and we are already complaining about the back six.

By the way, I'm just saying, but maybe you could read "something" in the last Magnus' remark: "I think everyone needs a new hobby in the back six".

About the great amount of angst. Of course I didn't like it, I'm a shipper :) But when there is so much angst, but really really too much. When you start to think Oh my, this is too much, well don't you see where all this is going? :)

I have watched the spoilers but find that I can not sequence the apoilers. So I am going to love the angst.Chuck and Sarah stop talking about running away together because Sarah finds surviellance video of the night Chuck dropped his towel and everytime she thinks about it she starts laughing. While seeking the assistance of spirits Bryce appears to Chuck and and tells him that because of WB Sarah can not have sex with anybody, leaving out the exception of Chuck. So to calm himself Chuck finds a new hobby, studying the spy book how to change the world without weapons and educate others without towels.

If as Nick says the next episode is the I love you one, then do you think Sarah actually shows it verbally or physically (i.e. in a form of a kiss and some other new territory)? With all that is going on it seems such a lot is gonna be crammed in to this episode.

I went back to one of your older podcasts where PresofBuymoria(I think it was) commented on the lack of what the loss of Graham meant to Sarah, both on a proffesional and personal level. And I agree that was an opportunity lost in both merits. Without bothering to explain anything they just smoothly made Beckman DNI in a few conversational moments of season two and three, which would explain why Sarah would have to answer to her and none of her alternative CIA directors(and which is of course why our agents are suttling to and from DC and not Langley or Fort Meade).

So far season three seems to have failed a bit in making the Ring the big baddie that they might could've been. It's not taken beyond the personal level of intrigue and suspence. I guess I fear that 3X13 won't elevate it beyond Shaw, Sarah, Beckman and Chuck. The only believeable significant personal interest that's in the show has been the interest in, and threat to, the intersect and by default to Chuck as well. And by now I think people are starting to forget that Chuck is supposed to be in mortal danger at any turn because of what's lodged in his head.

I guess what I'm getting at is that I hope 3x13 will elevate the Ring to something more sinister and potent than what it's been so far in season three. And not just some plot within a plot of who played who in the Shaw/Eve/Sarah story. It should be Chuck that's running from the Ring and not Shaw or Sarah :)

I'm not complaining Magnus. You saying that the Ring wouldn't have that much of an emphasis would've been enough without you drawing the conclusion that I was complaining.

Even you must have portions of the show that you wished the writers would emphasize more on, without that meaning that you're dissatisfied with the stuff they've given you so far. I would never presume to be able to spin a tale that could best the writers of the show or tell them how to do it properly.

I think I'll enjoy episode 13 even though I've set myself up to expect stuff that's not in it, if it where so the show would be too predictable and I would not have enjoyed it at all. I've not invested anything into the show beyond what I've been given. And what I've been given is a solid rock among the rabble of pebbles that is other shows on TV at the moment.

I come here to ease my curiosity about what is to come, not to complain.

Eirik, the difference between my complaints about the show and many others is that I don't bring demands to episodes. I loved Shaw for two episodes. Then lost that love when he started to not be a compelling character. I was very interested in The Ring until it started to seem like nothing more than Fulcrum 2. But I am always ready for the show to bring me back from the edge. And I tend to do that with any show I love. I don't anticipate that it will disappoint me. But sometimes it does. :)

In any event, I wasn't attacking what you said, just making an observation about the new trend: complaining about The Ring.

Now that we have some idea of what's going to go on in this upcoming episode (I think). I'm wondering will Sarah giving Shaw her real name every come back to hunt her? Another thing, will she ever tell Chuck her name directly? I know he already knows it but I'm sure he's not going to use it unless she gives him a sign that it's ok. He'd never step on her toes. Guess I have too much time tonight to think. :-)

Thanks Magnus! Like I said, I have way too much time on my hands tonight and don't worry I'm not one of those fans that is going to complain about what may come next. I like the roller coaster ride the writers have us on. Come on, gives us that number 20 hint....pretty please. :-D

To those who have figured out what 20 says but don't know what it means... that is the riddle, baby. You have just started the puzzle. Now, do some critical thinking... and maybe some digging. Perhaps you will find more clues to what it means.

well i got one more guess im sorry im 17 and going on a three day college tour starting tommorrow so unfortunately i will be missing chuck and wont be able to see it til thursday. There is this song called lucky love that happens to have all those words in it i doubt it. or the scream refers to chucks scream in the promo its about sarah and maybe well idk about the bridge named fear.sorry if i am bugging you but ive been a fan of the show since the begin and have prolly seen every episode at least like 6 times

Maybe everyone else has already realized this but I feel a sense of accomplishment after re-watching 3x12. After Shaw wakes up and puts on the ring, it's more than just him showing that he's taking sides with his wife, but is actually symbolism that Shaw is now a part of the ring. Too clever!

1) Krichat' (using latin vs cryllic) = "to shout" or maybe "to proclaim"2) Astin Min = "my love" I think this one is straight forward.3) Un Ponts Nomme Peur = "A bridge named fear". It think this one is what is trippig people up. Those of us who inhabit the boards know the climax scene takes place in Paris and likely on a bridge. However, I think you are being sneaky and the last part is a metaphor instead of a real bridge. It could be a metaphor for a "bridge" that someone is afraid to cross. I think this whole riddle refers to Sarah's fear of verbalizing her emotions (the bridge she's afraid to cross), and that she will finally proclaim (shout) her love for Chuck in this episode....probably in the last scene (hotel room where she is wearing his waiter shirt). Okay, I'm probably digging way too deep and am way off, but that's my theory. :o)

magnus, I have been playing around with this manchurian candidate theory, great fanfic, the end would imply shaw has sarah under gunpoint, with eve standing next to sarah, shaw points the gun at sarah, boom, next thing we see is chuck saying nooooo, but it is eve who falls dead, and then shaw points the gun to himself and pulls the trigger. Eve is the Mrs iselman character?, daniel shaw's handler. Explains routh's acting the entire while, he may be nailing the raymond shaw role from 1962?

I am not rejecting any comment... just not going to approve them until tomorrow. And then you can all see who got closest. Though, Lispill seems to be the first to put the multiple clues together. But one person nailed it outright. Almost like they were in my head. :)

Hello magnus,I'm a fan of "Chuck" from Portugal, so excuse my poor English!Just wanted to say I love your podcast and blog...keep up the good work!!!Also I wonder if your teaser 20, is about epi nº 3.13?Greetings from Portugal, for all American fans of "Chuck"!!!

This is Matt. Was I the one who nailed it? That "cry" word took me forever. If I'm right I won't say a word. Just curious that you said I was the first to get the first word right then said one person was right on.(you don't have to post this, just looking for a "yes, Matt is right on")-Matt

Matt, you were not the person I was talking about. But you got one bit very right. Another person got it right too and tied it with another clue. So, the two of you were probably one critical thought from getting it. But the person who got it nailed it exactly.

21 is a short little poem. :) And no worries, I will not be authorizing any spoiler comments until the episode has aired. I know a lot of people read this site who do not want to be spoiled beyond this little teaser game.

OK! :) I have suspected that when you used the "French", that could not be coincidence!Thanks for being different and do not just "dump" the spoilers out there ... thinking beyond the obvious, it's best!

Hi Magnus,Lola again. About 21#, Its about Chuck protecting Sarah no matter what? he nothing but a dove, "chuck", aka the david, would fight and win a goliath if someone threaten Sara? or if he thinks Sarah is in danger...

So as a 2nd part of the guess: does this mean chuck will defeat, possibly kill someone (pls let it be Shaw!) because Sarah is in danger?

I hope i made myself understand :) - sorry for the english, my native language is Spanish).

I love the teaser game you people play here. Its spoiler free, but you all have fun speaculating together... its nice.

So it seems that intel and bits of eps 13 are starting to leak into the net... sadly... so if you want to remain spoiler free (or at least be surprise when watching it live), avoid surfing till tomorrow night.I can point out the sites to avoid if you want...